Word: getting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wheels of practical administration of the University frequently get well fitted into a groove and continue to turn in that same position, no matter how inconvenient the position may be for the student victims. This is the condition with the present hours of availability of some sections of the Library, particularly the collection of books located in the Fogg Art Museum...
...this field the opportunities for large earnings do not come early. The man who starts in will get probably a little less than he would in any other field. With some Companies, decidedly less. Instead of the $25.00 or $30.00 a week that Insurance or Telephone Companies offer, the novitiate in investment banking will get $15.00 to $25.00, and his chances for an increase do not make themselves manifest for something like an entire year. At the end of several years, however, his earning capacity has probably passed that of the men who have entered the other industries...
...should also place more emphasis on teaching in our universities. If we would cut out a little of the original research and substitute some fine teaching in its place we would be much better off. Good teaching, however, will not get a young instructor ahead, hence there is no impetus to foster better teaching. I was talking to a young professor just starting out and he told me that the only way to get ahead was to publish volumes of books or to receive offers from other universities...
...plans to hold scrimmages, with three practice games scheduled to be played under regular rules with the usual officials. The straight line-cracking offensive which has marked Harvard teams for a decade demands superlative condition which can be gained only by hard work. The more seasoning a player can get, the stronger he will be for the autumn...
...Junior and Senior eights since both trailed the combination crew as well as the 1931 oarsmen. The 1930 eight stroked by McKesson rowed at a lower beat than its four rivals and although it came up fast at the finish the prow of the shell did not get beyond the waist of the combination crew boat. The latter with H. W. Sturges '30 in the stroke position was materially aided by a one length handicap...